The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-18
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS
Nominate y Strong State Ticket and Adopt
H,. al Excellent Platform. 1'

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Nominate n Strong State Ticket and Ado
aa Excellent Platform. =
HARRISBURG, Pa, August l7.- Til
mornings sun cleared away the last rem
nane Of what slight uncertainty had clou,
cd the result 1.-THE Republican State Coz
vention. 5I4 5gc "a. ~
Aa soon as tho delegates were out
their beas the word was passed aroan
that the friends OF Judge Stowe, OF All,
gheny, recognizing the unmiatakable dri
Of the Convention 10 Judge Williams, ha
decided not TO present Judge Stowe
name, and that Col. William H. ston
would accordingly second the nominatio
Of Judge Williams. I, IL. = -
Following, closely upon this practice
settlement Of the judicial nomination cam
the authoritative announcement tha
Crimson had been withdrawn, and iii
LEFT. Hart with clear tack for Treasurer
and 30, when the hour OF meeting came
the delegates strolled leisurely into tn
opera house with feeling that there wa
little LETT for them TO do save listen to th
brass band and adopt a platform. h
M THE PRELIMINARY WORK
Of the Convention was rapidly ant
smoothly performed. 1t was half.past tel
wnsn Chairman Cooper's gayel fell ant
the formal call for the Convention WA
read. cgD f4al.Ef -l7- & 4
@. l.. Magee Immediately nominated
Walter Lyon, Esq, Of Allegheny, for tenn
porary chairman. He was elected unani
mously aud, being conducted to the chail
by Judge Jessup and Mr.. Msgee, took thu
gavel with speech of:half dozen point
ed sentences. FL 1r8. ~ D
Tho Convention, after hearing a report
from the Executive Committee OF the
State Committee in favor Of abolishing the
conieree eystem Of nominating Congress
men and State Senator'S, which was re.
ferred to the Committee on Resolutions
at half.past eleven took recess anti
twelve to give the committees chance tc
do their work. a1l
When the Convention met alter the re-
cess. Adjutant General Hastings was re.
ported ior Permanent Chairman and
assumed the chair in an eloquent speech
dealing broadly with the general issues oil
the campaign to the applauding satisiac.
ton Of the Convention.
THE NOMINATIONS,
State Senator Thompson nominated
William B. Hart for State Treasurer and
Representative Robinson feelingly an.
nonnced the withdrawal Of the gallant
Grimeson. ~ -.
Hart was then nominated by acclama-
ton. gF
Simon Gratz, Of Philadelphia, named
Judge Mitchell for Supreme Judge and
wsH seconded by a delegate from the
same county. O.
Hon. jerome B. Niles then nominated
Judge Henry W. Williams, Of Tioga
county. - Fl ~
Edwards, Of schuylkill, nominated
Judge D. 3. Green, OF Pottsville, and the
roll waa called on the only ballot Of the
convention.
Judge Williams was nominated, receiy.
ing al the votes except Philadelphia,
Schuylkill and few Mitchell votes from
Delaware, Bucks and Chester. n
The ballot was as follows: Williams,
las; Mitchell, S. Judge Green's name
was Withdrawn during the ballot.
Hon. A. @. Robertson, Of Allegheny,
then rcad the report of the Committee on
Resolutions, and the platform was adopted
by reclamation, without debate, including
resolution expressing sympathy for
Gladstone and Parnell. The Blaine reso.
luton was repeatedly cheered. .A,
BLAINE ENDORSED.
The platform adopted ia quite lengthy.
It reailims in favor ofsubmitting to vote
ofthe people the prohibitory amendment,
fayors tariff, for the protectien of Ameri.
can industries,sud the abolition OF pauper
labor, and declares against Socialism and
Anarchism. It fsvors the creation OF a
Merchant Marine, aud service pension
to all honorably discharged Union col
diers. It approves all the actions Of the
late Republican Legislature and unquaii.
tiedly endorses the State Administra-
ton. 1t severely arraigns President
Clevelanda Administration for lis short
conings and censures him for his "rebel
flag order" The ninth and last article of
the platform compliments Hon. James G.
Blaine az follows: :
"Ths Republicana Of P Pennsylvania, the
native State Of the Hon. James G. Blaine,
will view with high pleasure his nomina-
ton Tor the Presidency in the compaign
in 1883. Accident cannot abate the love
OF great party nor the admiration Of a
great people for statesman true alike to
his convictions and his country. so